Disks, Partitions, Volumes, and RAID

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　RAID（Redundant Array of Independent or Inexpensive Disks）規格
- RAID 0
- RAID 1
- RAID 2
- RAID 3
- RAID 4
- RAID 5
- RAID 6
- RAID 7
- RAID 0+1
- RAID 1.5
- RAID 10
- RAID 30
- RAID 50
- RAID 53

　RAID

• KB100110 - Overview of Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks (RAID)
  
• KB223189 - Cannot Change Stripe Size on Striped and RAID-5 Volumes

　 BootSystem Partition 要做到 Fault Tolerance：RAID 0 or Hardware RAID

• KB 113932 - Windows NT Fault Tolerance and the Boot and System Partitions

　相容性問題

• KB253110 - Moving Windows NT Basic Disk FT Sets to a Windows 2000 Computer
• KB303246 - Fault-Tolerant RAID Volumes or Volume Sets Are Displayed as "Failed" After You Install Windows XP
• KB328520 - Disk Management Displays Previous FTDisk Volumes as "Unknown" with No Drive Letter
• KB331496 - Cannot Access Windows NT 4.0 FTDisk Volumes That Are Moved to a Windows Server 2003-Based Computer

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• KB051978 - Order in Which MS-DOS and Windows Assign Drive Letters
• KB159865 - How to Distinguish a Physical Disk Device from an Event Message
• KB221799 - Drive Letters Assigned to Unsupported Partition Types
• KB223188 - HOW TO: Change the System/Boot Drive Letter in Windows
• KB225025 - Setup Changes Drive Letters After a Partition Is Deleted and Reinstalled
• KB227364 - Dynamic Volumes Are Not Displayed Accurately in Text-Mode Setup or Recovery Console
• KB227605 - Windows 95 Drive Letters May Not Migrate to Windows 2000
• KB234048 - How Windows 2000 Assigns, Reserves, and Stores Drive Letters
• KB286827 - Network Drives Are Mapped in Reverse Alphabetical Order

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　基本磁碟與動態磁碟

• KB175761 - Dynamic vs. Basic Storage in Windows 2000
• KB222189 - Description of Disk Groups in Windows Disk Management
• KB314343 - Basic Storage Versus Dynamic Storage in Windows XP
• KB309044 - HOW TO: Convert to Basic and Dynamic Disks in Windows XP Professional

　動態磁碟的限制

• KB254105 - Dynamic Disk Hardware Limitations
• KB232463 - Option to Upgrade Basic Disk to Dynamic on Laptop Not Available
  - IEEE 1394
  - USB
  - Removable Disks
  - Disks in NB or docking stations

　基本磁碟轉換為動態磁碟

　動態磁碟轉換為基本磁碟

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• KB237399 - The Default NTFS Permissions Are Not Applied to a Converted Boot Partition
• KB289876 - HOW TO: Expand the Boot Partition During a Windows 2000 Upgrade
• KB325857 - HOW TO: Expand the Boot Partition During a Windows Server 2003 Upgrade